Thread: Is it the router?
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Old 27-04-2008, 09:31   #5
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Re: Is it the router?
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Originally Posted by lelole View Post
Oh dear! That's a shame...

A couple of questions then:

1st is there a brand that you recommend?
2nd in the meantime if we remove the wep encryption, are we pretty safe as long as we only put sensitive information through the wired PC?

Thanks

Leah
There are a lot of scare stories about wireless networks,hacking blah blah blah. True it is a very good idea to have security switched on,but it isnt the end of the world if it isnt. Genrally it means others can use your wireless connection to access the internet. Actually gleaning info from your PC is a whole different ball game and I'd speculate that most people couldnt do it because they dont have the technical knowledge and further,your PC and router would be doing their utmost to prevent such an occurrence.

One of the worst insecurities is to have an insecure wireless router,especially on ADSL,where the router is set to pass a username and password to the ISP. Even if these are starred out for anonymity it matters not!
I'm surprised your airstation took 2 hours to reset,sounds iffy to me.

It needs further investigation,i wouldnt bin it just yet.
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